How many childcare services are in Port Wakefield SA?

1 ACECQA-approved service is listed in Port Wakefield, including 1 centre-based. 0 of them hold an Exceeding NQS or Excellent rating. Daily fees are not published in the national registers, so contact each service for current fees.

Which childcare in Port Wakefield has the highest ChildcareScout Score?

Port Wakefield Kindergarten (Meeting NQS) currently ranks first in Port Wakefield on ChildcareScout Score, which weighs NQS quality, information completeness and location. It is a ranking aid, not an ACECQA rating.

How does childcare quality in Port Wakefield compare with SA?

0% of services in Port Wakefield are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across SA and 20% in nearby suburbs.

Childcare centres in Port Wakefield SA

ChildcareScout lists 1 ACECQA-approved education and care service in Port Wakefield, SA. Of these, 1 is centre-based and 0 are family day care. 0 currently hold Exceeding NQS or Excellent overall ratings, and 1 are Meeting NQS; 0 have no published overall rating. The average ChildcareScout Score among scored services is 85. Fees and vacancies are not published by ACECQA, so they appear as Not available. Register data on this page was last imported 26 Aug 2026.

Near me Fees & CCS Data sources

Services: 1
Centre-based: 1
Family day care: 0
Avg score: 85

NQS rating distribution

Excellent0
Exceeding NQS0
Meeting NQS1
Working Towards NQS0
Significant Improvement Required0
Not published0

Port Wakefield vs nearby vs SA

Compare published NQS shares and average ChildcareScout Score for Port Wakefield, nearby indexed suburbs, and South Australia.

Exceeding / Excellent %

Port Wakefield0%
Nearby suburbs20%
SA20.7%

Meeting NQS %

Port Wakefield100%
Nearby suburbs46.7%
SA59.8%

Avg ChildcareScout Score

Bars zoomed to 80–85 so small gaps are visible

Port Wakefield85
Nearby suburbs82
SA84

Service counts in each area

Port Wakefield1
Nearby suburbs15
SA1,317

Shares use published ACECQA overall ratings. Nearby is the average of indexed suburbs closest to this place. Fees and vacancies are not included. Bar lengths use a compressed scale so large state totals don’t hide local counts.

Services in Port Wakefield

Port Wakefield Kindergarten

Port Wakefield SA 5550

85 / 100

Meeting NQSCentre-Based CareSA

Provider Department For Education

Nearby suburbs

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Postcodes: 5550

Source freshness: 26 Aug 2026

Waitlists guide · Score methodology

Frequently asked questions

How many childcare services are in Port Wakefield SA?: 1 ACECQA-approved service is listed in Port Wakefield, including 1 centre-based. 0 of them hold an Exceeding NQS or Excellent rating. Daily fees are not published in the national registers, so contact each service for current fees.
Which childcare in Port Wakefield has the highest ChildcareScout Score?: Port Wakefield Kindergarten (Meeting NQS) currently ranks first in Port Wakefield on ChildcareScout Score, which weighs NQS quality, information completeness and location. It is a ranking aid, not an ACECQA rating.
How does childcare quality in Port Wakefield compare with SA?: 0% of services in Port Wakefield are Exceeding NQS or Excellent, compared with 21% across SA and 20% in nearby suburbs.